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Fundamentals

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Playing the... Books Improvement Books Opening Books
David Vigorito In 2020 we will continue our tradition of publishing
Playing the Najdorf high-level books on the nature of chess improvement
with the following fascinating titles. Martyn Kravtsiv
Do you want to follow in the footsteps The Italian Renaissance
of Fischer and Kasparov? Then look no I & II
further! IM Vigorito knows the Najdorf
2600+ Ukrainian GM goes
inside out and offers a first-rate repertoire
deep into the Italian, Petroff
along with valuable strategic guidance.
and Bishop’s Opening,
providing White with a high-
Alexey Kovalchuk level repertoire.
Playing the Grünfeld
Mihail Marin
Another favourite of the world’s elite, the Leningrad Dutch
Grünfeld is one of the most troublesome & Dutch Sidelines
openings for 1.d4 players to face. Learn
all about it from one of the best Russian The Leningrad Dutch is one
theoreticians you’ve never heard of! of Black’s most ambitious
replies to 1.d4 and GM
Marin is the ideal author to
Swapnil Dhopade explain both the strategic
Playing the Petroff ideas and the latest theory.

Much more than a drawing weapon, the Aabling-Thomsen & Agermose Jensen
Petroff is an excellent choice for anyone The Electrifying Elephant Gambit
looking to make life miserable for 1.e4
players, as you will learn from one of Danish chess hooligans providing
India’s new breed of GMs. propaganda for the most direct way to
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Nikola Sedlak
Playing the Stonewall Dutch
Ilya Smirin
Sicilian Warfare
The Stonewall Dutch is one of Black’s
boldest and most ambitious answers to An expert guide to the most ambitious
1.d4. In this book, a strong GM and
theoretician shares his insights to make Chess from Scratch reply to 1.e4. Instead of getting bogged
down in theoretical lines, Smirin explains
this underestimated opening into a how a world-class attacker understands
fearsome weapon. the positions and fights for the initiative.
Finally released in 2020 is a series of workbooks
Lars Schandorff Chess from Scratch for early learners by experienced
trainers GM Jacob Aagaard and IM Jop Delemarre. Parimarjan Negi
Playing the Caro-Kann
1.e4 vs Minor Defences
2010’s GM Repertoire 7 established Finally, he’s back! If you happen to
GM Lars Schandorff as a guru on favour the Scandinavian, Pirc/Modern,
this opening. In 2020, his new Alekhine or some other unusual
Caro-Kann work can be yours. Enough defence, now might be a good time to
said. start looking for a new opening...